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Ho Ba Le Boqhwala Ha Se Ho Hloka Bokgoni Abazona Izehluleki Ukukhubazeka Akuthethi Ukuba Awunakho Ukwenza Izinto Disability is Not Inability

Written by Agnes Mabururu

Illustrated by Wiehan de Jager

Translated by Tseliso Masolane

Language Sesotho

Level Level 2

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Enwa ke Palesa.

Lona nguMbali. Nguthisha wami.

Lo nguMbali. Ngutishala wam.

This is Agnes. She is my teacher.


Palesa o tsamaya ka dithupa.

UMbali uhamba ngezinduku.

UMbali uhamba ngeentonga.

Agnes uses crutches to walk.


Enwa ke Thapelo.

Lona nguMxolisi. Ungumsakazi engimthanda kunabo bonke.

Lo nguMxolisi. Ungoyena msasazi ndimthandayo kunabo bonke.

This is Metobo. He is my favourite radio DJ.


Thapelo o na le mathata ka mahlo a hae.

UMxolisi unenkinga yamehlo.

UMxolisi unengxaki yamehlo.

Metobo has problems with his eyes.


Enwa ke Teboho, ke moahisane wa ka.

Lona ngu-Ayanda, umakhelwane wami. U-Ayanda ngumlimi.

Lo ngu-Ayanda, ummelwane wam.

This is Moraa, my neighbour. Moraa is a farmer.


Teboho ha a utlwe ditsebeng.

U-Ayanda akezwa ezindlebeni. Ukhuluma ngezandla.

U-Ayanda sisithulu. Uthetha ngezandla.

Moraa cannot hear. She speaks using Sign Language.


Enwa ke Setjhaba.

Lona nguSizwe. Ungumdlali webhola ovelele esikoleni sami.

Lo nguSizwe. Ungumdlali wesoka obalaseleyo esikolweni sam.

This is Osero. He is the best soccer player at my school.


Setjhaba ha a na matsoho.

USizwe akanazo izandla. Kodwa ufakela iqembu lethu amagoli amaningi!

USizwe akanazo izandla. Kodwa ukora amanqaku amaninzi kwiqela lethu!

Osero has no hands. But he scores many goals for our team!


Written by: Agnes Mabururu
Illustrated by: Wiehan de Jager
Translated by: Tseliso Masolane
Language: Sesotho
Level: Level 2
Source: Disability is not inability from African Storybook
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